000 FZNT24 KNHC 100230 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ001-101015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE EXTENDS W ALONG 32N AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH WED...WEAKENING LATE WED AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WED NIGHT...REACHING MOBILE BAY TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE THU...FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI...THEN STALL FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO THE SW GULF SAT...MOVING BACK NORTH SUN. $$ GMZ011-101015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1030 PM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-101015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1030 PM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-101015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1030 PM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-101015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1030 PM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 96W...AND N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-101015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1030 PM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-101015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1030 PM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-101015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1030 PM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-101015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1030 PM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 .OVERNIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR